We go through one of these very year or 2. Like others we refer them to HR/OHS group. This is a “health” issue on not for a technical area to make the decision, makes it easy to respond. We worked with HR to help provide information for them to work with, to date we haven’t ended up having to do anything to our network. Mostly they seem to have been people concerned about potential impact after upgrades/changes.
Below is the core of what we provide. This one was raised after an upgrade and an AP appeared in the persons office and they were concerned about the proximity but seemed happy with the response as it stopped there. --------------- New wireless equipment has been recently installed into the XXXX building, this is replacing hardware that has been installed for over 10 years. The existing hardware was installed in the roof space and not-visible, while the new equipment is installed below the roof space and visible. The new hardware operates on the same RF frequencies as the old (2.4 and 5ghz). All hardware and configuration is to Australian standards. I will refer to a statement from the relevant governing bodies in Australia which state "There is no established scientific evidence that the low exposure to RF EME from Wi-Fi adversely affects the health of children or the general population.” Please see the below full statements from the relevant agencies. Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Agency - Who Set the standards for Australian Radio Frequency http://www.arpansa.gov.au/radiationprotection/factsheets/is_wifi.cfm Australian Communications and Media Authority - Who regulate Radio Frequency Emissions in Australia http://www.acma.gov.au/Citizen/Spectrum/About-spectrum/EME-hub/eme-and-health World Health Organisation - Agency of the United Nations for international public health http://www.who.int/peh-emf/publications/facts/fs304/en/ -- Jason Cook Technology Services The University of Adelaide, AUSTRALIA 5005 Ph : +61 8 8313 4800 From: The EDUCAUSE Wireless Issues Constituent Group Listserv [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Rick Brown Sent: Wednesday, 18 October 2017 6:46 AM To: [email protected] Subject: [WIRELESS-LAN] RF Sensitivity Curious to how other universities handle complaints from parents, students, staff, or faculty asking for wireless to be turned off in their dorm room, workspace, etc.? Studies that you've used to refute these claims would be helpful! Thanks in advance! Rick -- [cid:[email protected]] ********** Participation and subscription information for this EDUCAUSE Constituent Group discussion list can be found at http://www.educause.edu/discuss. ********** Participation and subscription information for this EDUCAUSE Constituent Group discussion list can be found at http://www.educause.edu/discuss.
